159 – Responsibility (1) : Episode 158
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I told my parents the news of my pregnancy over the phone.
Hangyeol’s parents in Busan said they would come up right away, so I held hands with Gyeol and headed home.
Honestly, I’m a little nervous.
Because I know that I am still too young to have children.
I was a little anxious because I thought my parents would be very angry.
When I looked worried, Gyeol held my hand tightly.
“Eunha. Don’t worry.”
“Huh?”
“It’s okay. “I will tell you well.”
“It’s Ana. “Because Gyeol is not alone in doing this.”
“Yes. “Let’s go in.”
“Yes.”
I opened the door lock and went inside the house.
I opened the front door, but as expected, I wasn’t greeted brightly.
When I carefully took off my shoes and entered the house, I saw my parents sitting on the sofa.
My brother was also sitting in the corner of the sofa.
“Sit down.”
“Yes.”
Me and Gyeol sat carefully on the floor.
My mom and brother stayed quiet and my dad continued talking.
“Yes. “You’re having a child?”
I was a little scared by my father’s cold voice.
I also understood that it would be impossible to accept it happily.
I kept my mouth shut, but Gyeol held my hand tightly and answered.
“Yes. “It’s week 5..”
“The reason I allowed you guys to live together was because I believed something like this wouldn’t happen. “You know that, right?”
“Yes. “I know.. I’m sorry for disappointing you..”
“Haa…”
Dad sighed deeply.
“Yes. What can I do by talking more about what has already happened? “What do you plan to do in the future?”
I didn’t know how to answer my father’s words.
But Gyeol answered her father’s words in a very serious tone.
“I will take responsibility.”
“By what means? “How can you take responsibility for this, since you have just been discharged from the military and still have three and a half years left to graduate from college?”
Dad immediately responded to Hangyeol’s answer.
I felt like Hangyeol was getting scolded so I opened my mouth.
“I, I only have the last semester left, so if I take a leave of absence and go back to school after giving birth-“
“What if I go back to school? What are you going to do after returning to school? What about financial independence? What about parenting? “Is that why you know that starting a family will be smooth sailing?”
Dad cut me off sharply.
When I was speechless, my father’s gaze shifted to Gyeol.
“Yes. In the current situation, it is natural for Eunha to take a leave of absence. So what do you do after that? “I don’t think you’d be so irresponsible and ask your parents for all the help.”
When her father spoke too sharply, her mother spoke next to her.
“Honey. “Don’t scold me too much… just be a little calm…”
“No. I need to listen. Hangyeol. You tell me. “What are you going to do next?”
My father’s cold words seemed to pierce my skin.
She was worried that Gyeol would be hurt, but Gyeol slowly continued speaking to her.
“I also plan to engage in economic activities right away… However, I know this is shameless and irresponsible, but I think I have no choice but to ask my parents for help… As my father said, I am in a situation where I can take responsibility for everything now. “It’s not like this.”
“As you said, these are shameless and irresponsible words. Are you just asking for help without any plan?”
Dad was so cold.
Gyeol seemed to be scolded so much that I told my dad.
“Dad…! We-“
“You stay still-!”
In the end, Dad raised his voice.
Still, I thought you would view it a little warmly.
Even though my eyes were red, my father did not waver.
But Gyeol held my hand and said,
“I didn’t ask for help without any plan.”
“Really? “Then tell me.”
Gyeol continued speaking calmly.
“I have currently passed the first exam to become a tax accountant. I took the second exam, but in my opinion, it is better to prepare for the second exam next year. Therefore, I think it is right for me to go back to school and prepare for the second exam. Of course, I plan to engage in economic activities as well.”
Gyeol spoke as if to persuade his father, but it seems that his father still wasn’t satisfied.
“There is no guarantee that you will pass the second exam next year. And it must not be easy to study while doing academic and economic activities.”
Gyeol answered his father’s question without a moment of hesitation.
“I will definitely keep this word. No matter what happens, I will definitely take responsibility for this. After obtaining my tax accountant qualification, I will immediately take a three-year leave of absence and then immediately begin my economic activities. If I do that, I think economic independence will be possible to some extent. “Could you please help me for just two years?”
“You still don’t think it’s irresponsible?”
It felt like my dad kept belittling Gyeol-i.
I thought I couldn’t talk anymore, so I was thinking of leaving the house with Gyeol.
But Gyeol-i answered.
“I didn’t think it was time to show off my small pride… I know it was a shameful, shameless, and irresponsible request… But I thought this was the only way to make Eunha and her future child happy…”
Her father’s eyes wavered at Gyeol-i’s words.
“Please help me…”
Gyeol slowly bowed her head to her father.
Following Gyeol’s actions, I also lowered my head and waited for my father’s answer.
The silence seemed like it would never end, and then my father let out a long breath.
“Phew…Yeah. I get it. “I will help you, so raise your head.”
Gyeol and I slowly raised our heads at Dad’s words.
“Keep in mind. Starting a family is never an easy task. No matter how difficult it is, there are times when you have to endure because of your family, and sometimes you have to throw away your pride. Still, you have to hold on. Now you are going to become a couple and you have to become parents. Never take it lightly. “Do you understand?”
I shed tears at my father’s words and nodded his head.
“Yes. “I will keep that in mind.”
“According to the original plan, Eunha would have attended school until next year, and even if she didn’t have children, as a parent, I planned to support you financially until you graduate from college, so please accept the current support as is. Other than that, you cover the costs first and let us know if you run short. “Do you understand?”
My father gave me and Gyeol permission.
Mom also quietly turned her head and wiped away her tears.
“Yes. “When will your in-laws come home?”
“Oh, she said she would come up right away.”
“I’m sure you haven’t decided on a suitable place to stay, but I asked you to come to my house for now. “Let’s talk about our future plans again slowly when the in-laws come.”
“Yes…! All right.”
Gyeol’s face seemed to have finally calmed down a bit.
“From now on, call me father-in-law.”
“Yes…! I will do that. Father-in-law.”
“Yes.”
In this way, Gyeol truly became family.
The dreary atmosphere gradually disappeared and I returned to my usual home.
As the atmosphere relaxed, my brother asked about the child.
“So? “Are there any pictures of the baby?”
“It’s in my pocket. “Do you want to see it?”
“Yes, I want to see it. Now you’re my nephew. “Mom and Dad are curious too, right?”
“Yes. Let’s see how our grandchildren are.”
When I took out the ultrasound picture from my pocket, everyone gathered together to look at it.
“Wow… It’s so small. “Is this my nephew?”
“It’s the 5th week so it’s small. “It will grow well later.”
“You still don’t know if it’s a son or a daughter, right?”
“You won’t know in the 5th week~ Okay. Have you decided on names for your babies?”
Gyeol confidently answered her mother’s words.
“If it’s a daughter, I’m going to decide on Eunbyul, and if it’s a son, I’m going to decide on Hanbyul.”
“It’s a pretty name. You are? “Do you like your granddaughter? Do you like your grandson?”
Mom asked, poking her dad’s side.
“Keuhum…! “It’s all good if you give me a hand.”
“Answer me instead.”
“Granddaughter.”
“I’ll be disappointed when my grandson comes out~”
“No. “Even if you just give me a hand, everything is fine.”
“When you have a child, don’t you decide on a name? “What did you do with it?”
My brother asked me my birth name.
Now that I think about it, my name is still stable.
“Is your name still stable?”
“Really? “Didn’t our daughter have a fetal dream?”
“Taemong?”
I tilted my head.
“Eunha, didn’t you say you had a strange dream the other day?”
Gyeol’s words suddenly reminded me of a dream I had on Jeju Island.
“Huh?! Come to think of it, I once had a dream where I was holding the sun in my hand and the sun was seeping into my body…?”
“Oh my. Did she bear the sun? Wow, it looks like it’s going to get really big.”
When my mother heard the story of the fetal dream, she was very surprised.
“Then, I’ll call my birth name Haetnim. How are you feeling? Good?”
When I looked at Gyeol, he answered with his usual smile.
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“Yes. “It’s very good.”